# Is "Death on the Nile" by Agatha Christie a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (Collins Crime Club, 1937) is identified by: UK Collins Crime Club first, published 1 November 1937, with its printed price Orange cloth lettered in black. UK Collins (November 1937) precedes the US Dodd, Mead edition (1938), so the UK printing is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- UK Collins Crime Club first, published 1 November 1937, with its printed price Orange cloth lettered in black
- Copyright page reads Copyright 1937 with no later-printing notice
- First-state jacket (design by Robin Macartney) carries reviews for the immediately preceding titles to the rear flap and generic review matter to the rear panel
- Publisher imprint reads Collins Crime Club
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
| Year | 1937 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | UK Collins Crime Club first, published 1 November 1937, with its printed price Orange cloth lettered in black |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
UK Collins Crime Club first, published 1 November 1937, with its printed price Orange cloth lettered in black. Copyright page reads Copyright 1937 with no later-printing notice. First-state jacket (design by Robin Macartney) carries reviews for the immediately preceding titles to the rear flap and generic review matter to the rear panel.

## Is this the true first?
UK Collins (November 1937) precedes the US Dodd, Mead edition (1938), so the UK printing is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Reprints reset and add later-impression notices; book-club editions lack the priced jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Death on the Nile* by Agatha Christie a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/death-on-the-nile
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.